Ironing board



July 7, 1925. 1,545,418

H. E. FORBES IRONING BOARD Filed May 9, 1924 Patented July 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES" PATENTform-cal.i,

.HENRY EDGAR FORBES, OF SAN ANTONIO',-TEXAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO I.D.-

WILSON, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed May 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY EDGAR Forums, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, haveinvented new and use- .ful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object is the provision of an ironing board that can be set up toform a rigid structure in an easy manner, and by a movement of one ofthe swingable elements c011- stituting the support therefor, all of there maining elements of said support will be collapsed and broughtagainst the under face of the board, thus producing a small package forstorage when the board is not required for use.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in theimprovement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of ment.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view with the the improvesupporting partsfolded against the under face of the board.

Figure 3 is a rear end view of the 'devlce in set-up condition. 7

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken in a linewith the prop receiving socket when the device is in the positionillustrated in Figures 1 and 3.

An ironing board of the usual construction is indicated by the numeral 1in the drawing. The board has its under face for a suitable distancefrom its rear end centrally channeled, as at 2. The channel preferablyincreases in depth from its inner to its outer end.

Secured on the under face of the board at the rear end thereof andspanning .the channel 2 there is a socket member 3.

Hinged, as at 4, on the under face of the board and at the oppositesides of the socket member 3 there are the rear supporting legs 5. Byreference to Figure 2 of the drawing it will be seen that the hingedends of the respective legs are cut at oblique angles bothlongitudinally and transversely of said ironing board, whereby the legswill be spread outwardly when in board support 1924. Serial No. 712,093.

ing position and moved inwardly when in folded position.

On the underface of the board in a line with the socket there is acomparatively short block or cleat 6. To the opposite sides of the cleatthere are hinged, as at '7 arms 8. Pivoted to the outer ends of the arms8 andto the legs 5 there are links 9. The pivot 10 that connects thelinks with the arms 8 also pass through a prop 11. The prop is of awidth equalling that of the channel 2, and has the offset end 12designed to be received in the socket 3. The end 12 is reduced or theprop provided with a shoulder 13 adapted to contact with the inner andlower wall of the socket 3 when the prop is in supporting position. Alsothe outer corner of the angle end of the prop is cut at an inclination,as at 14. By reference to Figures 1 and 4: of the drawing it will benoted that the arms 8 are swung at the same inclination as the legs 5when the device is in set-up condition, and a pull upon the arms 8 willswing the legs 5 and draw the angle end 12 of the prop out of thesocket, permitting these elements to rest against the bottom of theboard.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. An ironing board having itsunder face channeled centrally and longitudinally a determined distancefrom its rear end, a'socket on the board spanning the channel, legmembers hinged to the under face of the board at the opposite sides ofthe socket, said hinged ends "of the legs being cut at oblique anglesboth longitudinal and transversely of said board, a link pivotallysecured to each leg, arms hingedly' secured to the under face of theboard and pivotally connected to the links, a prop connected by thepivot between the arms and links, said prop having an upper offset endwhich is received in the channel of the board when the prop and legs areswung to support the board.

2. An ironing board having its under face channeled centrally andlongitudinally a determined distance from its rear end, a socket on theboard spanning the channel, leg members having widened ends which .arecut at oblique angles both longitudinally and transversely of said boardand hingedly secured to the under face of the board at the oppositesides of the socket, a link pivotally secured to each leg, arms hingedlysecured to the under face of the board and pivotally connected to thelinks, a prop connected by the pivot between the arms and links, saidprop having an offset end which is received in the channel of the boardwhen the prop and legs are swung to support the board, and said prop, atthe juncture of the offset end thereof being formed with a shoulderwhich contacts with the socket when the prop and legs are in boardsupporting position. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY EDGAR FORBES.

